| Name: | YORKMOOR |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/11/1924 |
| Completed: | 01/1925 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 478 |
| Dimensions: | 4457grt, 2768nrt, 381.0 x 52.4 x 26.5ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 43 & 72 x 48ins), 470nhp |
| Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 148531 |
| History: | |
| 07/01/1925 | Moor Line Ltd (W Runciman & Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 28/05/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 28/05/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U506, 400 miles SE of Wilmington, USA |
| On a voyage from St Thomas to New York with a cargo of bauxite |
Above photo is copyright of The Hansen Collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above builder's model is at Newcastle University. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 26/11/1924